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Re: Journal boxes vs. roller bearings
Author: George Andrews
Date: 08-29-2018 - 16:24

Car Inspectors ( " TOADS " ) at freight & passenger yards were responsible for inspecting the journal boxes, as well as brake shoes, air & steam lines and any loose or shifted loads. My grandfather was a Toad for Delaware, Lackawanna & Western & Erie Lackawanna for many years, walking the trains in whatever weather presented itself in Scranton, PA. BTW, Erie " Lack 'o Money " was still buying new freight cars with friction bearings right up to the 1968 AAR deadline; they were cheaper than roller bearings.

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  Journal boxes vs. roller bearings Jim G. 08-29-2018 - 14:58
  Re: Journal boxes vs. roller bearings Bubba 08-29-2018 - 15:30
  Re: Journal boxes vs. roller bearings Jim G. 08-29-2018 - 15:33
  Re: Journal boxes vs. roller bearings Bill Maltby 08-29-2018 - 15:34
  Re: Journal boxes vs. roller bearings Jim G. 08-29-2018 - 15:31
  Re: Journal boxes vs. roller bearings George Andrews 08-29-2018 - 16:24
  Re: Journal boxes vs. roller bearings Bubba 08-29-2018 - 16:57
  Re: Journal boxes vs. roller bearings Jim G. 08-29-2018 - 17:18
  Re: Journal boxes vs. roller bearings Uncle Dave 08-29-2018 - 17:30
  Re: Journal boxes vs. roller bearings Jim G. 08-29-2018 - 17:35
  Re: Journal boxes vs. roller bearings WebDigger 08-29-2018 - 21:15
  Re: Journal boxes vs. roller bearings Tom 08-29-2018 - 23:03
  Re: Journal boxes vs. roller bearings B6sb 08-29-2018 - 23:21


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